Manufacture of brick cheese



ct. 2 i923. E. C. DAMROW MANUFACTURE OF BRICK CHEESE Filed Das.' 1s. 1921 Patented ct. v2,V i923.,

'narran stares nini/vaanY o. naianow, or'rorin Dunno, wisceiasriv, assicuriamo p aiaiiow eeorrrnes ,l A i COMPANY, or roanne Lao, wisconsin, .a lcorronarrowk or wisconsin* iuaiurac'runn or Bri-ica: Cireuse.

AppIcation filed December. `1G, 1921. Serial No. 522,751. l

T all ywho/m may concern Be it known that l, Enwano C. Dri-Mirow,

a citizen of the yUnited States of America, and a resident of F ond du Lac, in the countyk tateA of l'\7isconsin,

5 of Fond du Lac and have invented a certain new and useful ,lm-

l provement in the 'ls/.lanufacturev of Brick Cheese of whiclitlie followino is a `s ecifiient retailing .without any .subsequent cut-1 tine' or subfdivision, and has for its obiect To provide a `structural formationk and Y association of parts or elementsin ther hoop or mold portion of a cheese press, whereby a rapid and effective production Vof cheese in form ofi-etail blocks or pieces is attained in a 'cheese press of tliei ordinary. gravity pressure type in commercial quantities and in a simple and efficient manner, all as will# the other close bottoms-.portionlO in order hereinafter more fully appear.

In Vthe accompanying drawing: n Figli, is a longitudinal sectional elevation illustrating the application of the present invention to a gang` press of the gravity pressure typejf of a cheesehoop `or mold and its follower board.

Fig. V? ,fis an enlarged detail transverse section on line 3-3 Fig. l', showing` the relation of cheese hoop or mold parts in an Vintermediate step in the operation.

Fig. 4:, is a companion view showing the relation of the parts in the final step of the operation. s

Fig. 5, is an enlarged transverse section of a filler plate provided with a fabric fac ing. f Y

Like reference numerals indicate like parts in the several views.

Referring to Fig. 1, of the drawing, 'l designates the elongated horizontal press bed of the press of the usual trough shape', adapted to support and guide the adjust,-V

able abutment platen 2, pressure platen o or molds 4 of the press. The press bed l is supported at one end by fixed legs 5 upon which it has a pivotal Vor rocking movement by gravity, while its movable end is guided by Yan vupright frame 6 and carries one or relates to the manufacture Fig. 2, is an enlargedlongitudinal section.

and the intermediatel gang of cheese hoops more pressure levers l' and which' constitute an operative connection between the guide'frame 6 andthe pres-` of an angular form A sure platen Sto convert the downward moveinent of the.. press bed into a reduced and *more powerful forward movement. of said pressure platen, set forth in detail in .my

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companion vapplication for Letters No. 522,752, filed Dec. 16,1921.

lnutheypresent .construction thecheese forming' cavities of the series of cheese hoops of a sise sufficientl tocontain tlie'usual folyor molds ll; are o'f'a. rectangular 'shape 'and lower -boardsjory plates '8 and -the proper quantitiesof cheeseforming curd to form elongated compressed slabs of cheese,- adapt-z'v ed to be s ubdivided'in tliemanner Yandfby means hereinafter-described into a plurality ofsmaller portions orblocks adapted for convenient disposal Vby thevretail 'tradenV ln the construction shown inthe drawing, the"r y top or open ended portion 9 of each hoopv or mold l is somewhat larger in size than in `@general -use in the' cheese making trade. i

Vnd'in like manner' the walls ofthe hoops or molds 4l will be formed with the usual perforations 'and passagesl for the escape of thevliquid, etc., from the cheese material saine.

1l designates a plurality of 'dividing plates or cutters associated in spaced, relation on a follower board or plate 8, and

detachably or flXedly secured to' the forward or pressure faceof said hoardv or plate as may be found most desirable. Where a fixed attachment ofthe plates or cutters 11.V is employed supplementary follower boards or plates will be used to carry the same, so

Vas to be substituted for the plain form of follower plates in the intermediate step of severing or subdividing the cheese material 'during the operation*` of compressing the" hereinafter described inthe inode of operation ofthe invention.

12V desiffnate a plurality of `filler platesr adapted to fit between series ofindividualV portions or blocks of cheese Vmaterial which iio.

' in the `present"invention are formed in each onboard 8 abovek described, from the cheeseVV mold cavity, and it is Within the scope of Y rthe present invcntion'to provide the/plates 12 with an exterior' facing 13 of'cheese clothv or like fabric, or to leave the same uncovered for operation in connection with the usual side wrappings of cheese cloth which is used on'the Vindividual portions or blocks aforesaid.

improvement a cheese hoop containing the plainV form ofY follower board 8 andthe proper quantity of loose cheeseor curd,

usually one-fifth greater-in bulk than that desired in the finished product, are exposed to pressure to cornpi'essjsaid material into a Vslab ofa thickness somewhat greater than vvthat required in the finished product, sayV for instance one-eiglit'to one-quarter'of an inch thicker, this constituting Vthe initial step oroperatioit Y Y Y The next orsucceeding step or operation consists in removing the plain follower plate hoop or mold and vthe introductioninstead Y of a. follower board or plate carrying the plurality of spacedl dividing` plates or cutslabV into a plurality tions or blocks formed in the last mentioned step or operationare removed, Wrapped With cheese cloth and replaced in the cheese hoop or mold with thek filler plates 12 inserted between the Wrapped portions or blocks. In

some cases the removal and Wrapping of the ln' the practical'operation of the present Y' portions or blocks may be dispensedfwith, 'and dependence for ei'lective resultsgplacedr' upon a series of fillerV platesy 12, covered with cheese cloth or like fabricas illustrated in Fig. 5. In-either instance the plane'foh lower-'plate or board 8 is replaced in the cheese hoop or mold andl pressure applied to the parts to attain-a iinalcoinpression of the small portionsY or yblocks aforesaid, to p Ythe required size. i Such pressure is usually maintained for an extended period of timeV by the continuous ressure mechanism heretofore described with a view to insure the complete and effective'removalV ofthe moisture etc., contained'jin said'po'rtions voi' vbloclszrand prevent.v any swelling of the saine after theirA removal from the cheese hoop or inold. 1 v Y f p Having this fully described my invention what Iclaini as new and desire' to secure Y by Letters Patent, is:-y Y Y Y 1. In a device for-makingbrick" cheese,

formed to fit Vthe cavity of the mold and arranged in spaced relation'sovas to divide Y i saidcavityV into a'plurality ofsub-cavities of a brick form, and facings-of porous fabric a cheese mold, a plurality of ller plates connected to the respective .faces of said filler platesto afford outlets for thel fluid portion ofthe material` in the pressing operation. t li 2. In a device for making brick cheese, a cheese mold, a plurality of filler plates formedfto lit theV cavity of v the mold and arranged inspaced relation so as to divide said cavity into a plurality of sub-cavities of a brick form,y andfacings of'porous fabric wrapped around said fillerplates to afford outlets for the Huid portion ofthe material in the pressing' operation."

VSigned at Fond du Lac, TvVis.,vv this 8th day of Decg, 1921. I 

